The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2019 statistics (Third Quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2019 statistics (Third Quarter) covers April 2019 through June 2019. The link to each FY2019 (Third…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2019 statistics (Second Quarter) in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2019 statistics (Second Quarter) covers January 2019 through March 2019. The link to each FY2019 (Second…
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has alerted Immigration Lawyers that USCIS has discontinued the practice of providing courtesy (free) premium processing for I‑539s filed concurrently with an I‑129 petition. USCIS cited the need to meet new biometrics requirement for all I‑539 applicants. Background USCIS (USCIS.gov) I-539 , Application To…
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) held their 2019 Annual Conference on Immigration Law from June 19th through the 22nd in Orlando, Florida. The Keynote Speaker was Julián Castro, besides being the former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the Obama Administration; he is one of the 25…
USCIS has announced that beginning July 1, 2019 it will no longer accept Form I-407, Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status at any of their international field offices. The announcement states: Individuals who wish to voluntarily record abandonment of their lawful permanent resident (LPR) status must submit…
On Tuesday, June 18th, three high ranking House Committee Chairpersons, sent a letter to DHS Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan concerning the appointment of Kenneth T. “Ken” Cuccinelli II as USCIS Acting Director! They are mainly requesting a briefing and any documentation related to Cuccinelli’s appointment. I have posted the…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Kenneth T. (Ken) Cuccinelli will be the next Acting Director of USCIS, as of Monday, June 10, 2019. He will replace Director L. Francis Cissna who has been in that position since October 2017 and resigned June 1st. The new Acting Director…
USCIS announced on Friday, May 31st that they released the Fiscal Year 2018 Statistical Annual Report (PDF). This report highlights USCIS programs, workload, and accomplishments! USCIS Director, L. Francis Cissna stated, “The 2018 USCIS Statistical Annual Report represents a key piece in our continued commitment to provide improved awareness of…
USCIS announced on Friday, May 24th that L. Francis Cissna had resigned as Director effective June 1st. L. Francis Cissna wrote, “At the request of the President, I submitted my resignation today effective June 1, 2019,”! He has been the Director of USCIS since October 8, 2017 and was appointed…
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that Mark Koumans will be the next Deputy Director of USCIS, as of Monday, May 13, 2019. He will replace Acting Deputy Director Tracy Renaud who has been in that position since March 2018. Deputy Director Koumans is described as a career federal…